A blue box with three punctuation marks. One is the "commash", which is a comma followed by an m dash. The next is the "colash", which is a colon followed by an m dash. The third is the "semi-colash", which is a semicolon followed by an m dash

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   Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Friday, 16-Dec-2022 08:00:49 JST Clive Thompson

   Okay people, I've got some NEW PUNCTUATION for you

   The "commash", the "colash", and the "semi-colash"

   Back in the 19th century, writers used these *everywhere*. It's hard to open a book to a random page and *not* see one

   Yet in the 20th century, they vanished -- practically overnight

   It's up to us to BRING THEM BACK

   My essay is here, for Medium subscribers: https://clivethompson.medium.com/weird-19th-century-punctuation-marks-you-should-try-using-49d2e2516e5e

   If you're not a Medium subscriber, here's a "friend" link: https://clivethompson.medium.com/weird-19th-century-punctuation-marks-you-should-try-using-49d2e2516e5e?sk=0b0b750a1dc3cf296efbf036ebbd2d34